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Recently tennis player Ashleigh Barty was in news announcing her retirement from tennis at the age of 25 years. Did she play tennis for which country?
Australia
Germany
Spain
USA
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Australian female tennis player Ashleigh Barty has announced retirement from tennis at the age of 25 years.
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Which Indian brand has been named as the official sponsor of FIFA World Cup 2022?
Unacademy
Vedantu
Upgrad
BYJU’S
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Ed-tech company BYJU’S on Thursday said it has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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Which team has become the second one to qualify for the Women’s World Cup 2022 semifinal?
South Africa
India
England
West Indies
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Women’s World Cup: South Africa Become Second Team to Qualify for Semis.
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Which country topped in Global House Price Index Q4 2021 as per Knight Frank?
France
Australia
New Zealand
Turkey
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index tracks the performance of over 50 mainstream national housing markets around the world using official data from Central Banks or National Statistic Offices in each country. Turkey saw the highest annual price growth rate by 59.6 percent in Q4 2021. India has improved its rank by five spots to be placed at 51st position in the ‘Global House Price Index Q4 2021’ released by property consultant Knight Frank.
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Who has become the fastest cricketer to score 8000 Test Runs?
Joe Root
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Steve Smith
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Steve Smith has become the fastest to reach 8,000 Test runs which took him just 151 Test innings. After reaching a sensational feat in the first innings in Lahore, Australia batsman Steve Smith was at it again. He has now reached 8000 test runs becoming the fastest cricketer to achieve this feat.
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Which among the following teams has qualified for the Women’s World Cup 2022 semifinals?
Australia
Pakistan
England
New Zealand
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Australia has already confirmed its place in the semifinals with 12 points, while South Africa is also most likely to go through as it has 9 points so far. Other three teams -New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are out of the race.
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India Women will face which team in their last group stage match in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 on March 27th?
West Indies
South Africa
England
Australia
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Answer: Option BExplanation
India will play their last group match against South Africa on March 27. There is no stopping the Meg Lanning-led Australia side. They have continued their unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with six straight wins on the bounce and are the first team to qualify for the semis.
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Which team clinched their maiden Indian Super League title in 2022?
Odisha FC
Jamshedpur FC
Kerala Blasters FC
Hyderabad FC
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani made three stunning saves as Hyderabad FC clinched their maiden Indian Super League title after defeating Kerala Blasters in a penalty shoot-out in the summit clash here on Sunday.
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India is ranked at which position on the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Points Table?
5th
2nd
3rd
4th
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Following the win, India reached the third spot in the Women’s World Cup 2022 points standings, leapfrogging the West Indies. The points table is currently led by Australia, who earned their sixth victory of the tournament after handing South Africa their first loss of the tournament.
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Which team currently tops the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Points Table?
Australia
South Africa
India
England
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Australia is presently leading the points table, followed by South Africa. As of March 22, Australia is the only team in the tournament that has not lost a single game.
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Who among the following has announced retirement from Tennis at 25 years?
Ashleigh Barty
Maria Sakkari
Simona Halep
Karolína Plíšková
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
World number one Ashleigh Barty announces retirement from professional tennis aged 25 – NewsOnAIR
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Who received the ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards?
Rupinder Pal Singh
Neeraj Chopra
Virat Kohli
Arif Khan
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, Neeraj Chopra claimed the coveted ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.
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Name the Indian cricket player who has been felicitated with the ‘Sports Icon’ award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022.
Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli
MS Dhoni
Virender Sehwag
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has been awarded the prestigious ‘Sports Icon’ award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022. The Maldives government felicitated Raina for his various achievements throughout his career.
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Which player has won the 19th Asian 100 UP Billiards Championship 2022?
Dhruv Sitwala
Sourav Kothari
Pankaj Advani
Aditya Mehta
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated compatriot Dhruv Sitwala by six frames to win his eighth title at the 19th Asian 100 UP Billiards Championship 2022 on Saturday
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Who won the men’s singles final at ATP Indian Wells Masters 2022?
Alexander Zverev
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal
Taylor Fritz
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Answer: Option DExplanation
INDIAN WELLS — Taylor Fritz stunned Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday to win the ATP Indian Wells Masters and end the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s perfect 20-0 run to start 2022
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Which player has won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix 2022?
Max Verstappen
Charles Leclerc
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco) has won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix 2022.
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Where was the India-Japan Annual Summit 2022 held?
Osaka
Chennai
New Delhi
Tokyo
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida held talks in New Delhi during the India-Japan Annual Summit 2022.
After the Meet, the Indian Prime Minister announced that Japan is set to invest 5 trillion yen or Rs 3.2 lakh crore in India over the next 5 years. This is Japan PM’s first visit to India as the head of the Japanese government.
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India is the host country for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. The tournament will be held in which city of the country?
Chennai
New Delhi
Pune
Bhubaneswar
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Answer: Option AExplanation
he FIDE Council has approved the bid presented by the All India Chess Federation @aicfchess to host the 2022 #ChessOlympiad in Chennai, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state. “It’s official now… India will host the 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai!” the All-India Chess Federation added on its Twitter handle
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Amelia Kerr has won the ICC ‘Women’s Player of the Month award for February 2022. She plays for which country?
West Indies
Australia
Zimbabwe
New Zealand
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Attacking India batter Shreyas Iyer and star New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr has been voted ICC Players of the Month for February 2022.
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Which player has been awarded the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month’ in February 2022?
Shreyas Iyer
Suryakumar Yadav
Dipendra Airee
Vriitya Aravind
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced India’s star all-format batter Shreyas Iyer and White Ferns all-rounder Amelia Kerr were voted ICC Players of the Month for February 2022.
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Lakshya Sen lost to which player to settle for silver at the men’s singles badminton final of German Open 2022?
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Lee Zii Jia
Thomas Rouxel
Viktor Axelsen
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen settled for silver after losing to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, 18-21, 15-21, in the men’s singles final at the German Open 2022.
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Which Indian shuttler defeated world no. 1, Viktor Axelsen, in German Open 2022 semifinals?
Krishna Prasad Garaga
Kidambi Srikanth
HS Prannoy
Lakshya Sen
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Earlier on Saturday, Lakshya Sen produced some fine performances in Muelheim as the Indian shuttler outclassed World No. 1 and reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final in 3 games in a match that extended to more than an hour.
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Who scored the fastest 50 in Tests for India, surpassing Kapil Dev’s record?
Rishabh Pant
Ravindra Jadeja
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Rishabh Pant scored the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket, surpassing Kapil Dev’s record during India’s second test against Sri Lanka at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. Rishabh pants 50 came off 28 deliveries, which is the 13th fastest fifty in Tests in the world.
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Who won a silver medal at the German Open 2022 in March 2022?
Chirag Shetty
Srikanth Kidambi
Prannoy HS
Lakshya Sen
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen has settled for silver after losing to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, 18-21, 15-21, in the men’s singles final at the German Open 2022
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In International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo India won ______ gold medals.
5
4
3
6
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Cairo [Egypt], March 8 (ANI): Indian shooters won two medals on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt on Monday. The Indian team finished on the top of the medals tally with a total of seven medals comprising of four gold, two silver, and one bronze.
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Who becomes the 23rd Woman Grandmaster (WGM) of India?
Priyanka Nutakki
Divya Deshmukh
Gaprindashvili
Viswanathan Anand
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Priyanka Nutakki becomes the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India. She became India’s twenty-third Woman Grandmaster. She is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Priyanka Nutakki scored her first WGM-norm in January 2019 and crossed the 2300 rating criteria in the next two months.
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The India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX 2022 was held in which place?
Visakhapatnam
Chennai
Kochi
Kolkata
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The 9th edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise named SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is held at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022
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Which tennis player has pledged his prize money from tournaments for the rest of the year to UNICEF’s Ukraine appeal?
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Former World number one tennis player Andy Murray said that he has decided to donate his earnings from prize money for the rest of the year 2022 to help provide medical aid and early childhood development kits for children in Ukraine
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When will the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League begin?
March 29th
March 27th
March 26th
March 25th
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Answer: Option CExplanation
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to commence on March 26. As many as 10 teams will battle it out for the ultimate glory over the course of two months with the final set to be played on May 29.
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Who has become India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?
Mohammed Shami
Ishant Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
Ravichandran Ashwin
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday went past the legendary Kapil Dev’s 434 Test scalps to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game, reaching the mark in his 85th match
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